The $270 million role that Matt Damon turned down: “GetSince over it”The multi-talented Hollywood icon Matt Damon kicked off his career in style by co-writing and starring in Good Will Hunting alongside his childhood friend Ben Affleck. Despite taking its name from Robert Ludlum’s third novel, unlike the first two movies, The Bourne Ultimatum was only loosely based on the original book. Discussing the original script for the third appearance of Jason Bourne, Damon noted deep concerns. “It’s really the studio’s fault for putting themselves in that position,” Damon told GQ in relation to the incoherent project. OK. OK. OK. OK.’ He goes, ‘If you had done that movie, nothing in your life would be different.